SB 8.18.14 • मूल श्लोक

तस्योपनीयमानस्य सावित्रीं सविताब्रवीत् । बृहस्पतिर्ब्रह्मसूत्रं मेखलां कश्यपोऽददात् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

tasyopanīyamānasya sāvitrīṁ savitābravīt bṛhaspatir brahma-sūtraṁ mekhalāṁ kaśyapo ’dadāt

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tasya — of Lord Vāmanadeva; upanīyamānasya — at the time of His being offered the sacred thread ceremony; sāvitrīm — the Gāyatrī mantra; savitā — the sun-god; abravīt — chanted; bṛhaspatiḥ — Bṛhaspati, the guru of the demigods; brahma-sūtram — the sacred thread; mekhalām — the belt of straw; kaśyapaḥ — Kaśyapa Muni; adadāt — offered.

Translation

“At the sacred thread ceremony of Vāmanadeva, the sun-god personally uttered the Gāyatrī mantra, Bṛhaspati offered the sacred thread, and Kaśyapa Muni offered a straw belt.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda